CNN Science And Space News: 27 November 2008
November 29th, 2008 • CNN News, Science, Technology
- Mission to fix Hubble Telescope postponed
NASA’s plans to fly a fifth and final space shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope have suffered another set-back. - Phoenix Lander silent, Mars mission over
A dust storm and the onset of Martian winter have brought the Phoenix Mars Lander’s mission to an end, NASA announced Monday. - Astronomers capture images of new planets
The first-ever pictures of planets outside our solar system were released today in two studies. - India probe crash-lands on moon
A TV-sized probe adorned with a painted Indian flag is set to crash on the moon Friday as part of New Delhi’s first unmanned lunar mission, Indian space officials said. - Endeavour docks with space station
Space shuttle Endeavour docked Sunday with the international space station, where the shuttle crew will help install more living space. - Astronaut loses tool bag during spacewalk
Things didn’t go quite according to plan for astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper during her spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday. - Astronauts complete third spacewalk
Astronauts from the shuttle Endeavour completed their third spacewalk Saturday evening after spending nearly seven hours cleaning and lubricating a major joint on the international space station. - India launch aims to map the moon
Read full story for latest details. - Indian lunar orbiter hit by heat rise
Scientists have switched off several on-board instruments to halt rising temperatures inside India’s first unmanned lunar spacecraft. - Hints of water found on Saturn moon
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